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Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANGIPAHOA PARISH·NCES 220168001311
Loranger Elementary School
54101 Martin Street, Loranger, LA 70446 · (985) 878-4538 · Tangipahoa Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
594 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 82 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 154 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (142).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
33.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
32.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Loranger Elementary School
Loranger Elementary School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loranger Elementary School this school | 800 | 74.3% | 29.0% |
| Jennings Elementary School Jennings | 976 | 72.7% | 32.8% |
| D.C. Reeves Elementary School Ponchatoula | 688 | 72.5% | 28.3% |
| Franklinton Primary School Franklinton | 567 | 75.7% | 20.5% |
| Tucker Memorial Elementary School Ponchatoula | 633 | 74.2% | N/A |
| Levi Milton Elementary School Walker | 702 | 77.2% | 42.5% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Loranger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #330 of 583 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #313 of 582 ▲ 6 | #3 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #386 of 587 ▼ 40 | #6 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #246 of 540 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #42 of 714 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #543 of 655 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #120 of 655 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #350 of 705 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #176 of 197 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
800
+40 (+5%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 800 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 74% (594) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 45.2 | 18.8:1 | 65% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 40.8 | 20.4:1 | 67% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 760 | 39 | 19.5:1 | 44% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | 40 | 19.6:1 | 48% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 70% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 64% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 59% (386) |
| 1990-91 | 618 | 28 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loranger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (784 to 800); teachers up 27% (40 to 51).
About Loranger Elementary School
Loranger Elementary School is a large elementary school in Loranger, Louisiana. It enrolls 800 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 4. The school is 77% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Tangipahoa Parish runs 32 schools with a combined 19,077 students. Loranger Elementary School is one of them.
The largest group at Loranger Elementary School is White students, at 51%. Other students are 31% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Tangipahoa Parish residents are about 61% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Loranger Elementary School scores 63%.
There are 51 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.7:1. The gap from the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 1.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Tangipahoa Parish is close, at 73%.
Loranger Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Loranger Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 29.0% actual against 30.9% predicted.
In Tangipahoa Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $56,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 19,077 students.
Loranger Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Loranger Elementary School. Loranger Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Loranger Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 40 students, from 760 to 800. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.7:1, from 19.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to Loranger Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tangipahoa Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
136,738
Census ACS
Median income
$56,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,077 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tangipahoa Parish
- Ponchatoula High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Hammond Eastside MagnetElementary · 1,340 students
- Champ Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,163 students
- Hammond Westside MontessoriElementary · 1,022 students
- Ponchatoula Junior High SchoolMiddle · 723 students
Other schools in Loranger
- Loranger High SchoolHigh · 616 students
- Loranger Middle SchoolMiddle · 590 students
Nearby schools
- Loranger Middle School0.1 mi · 590
- Loranger High School0.1 mi · 616
- Independence High Magnet5.6 mi · 490
- Independence Leadership Academy5.7 mi · 548
- Lucille Nesom Memorial6.7 mi · 414
- Midway Elementary School7.5 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Loranger Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Loranger Elementary School?
Loranger Elementary School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades PK-04.
Is Loranger Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loranger Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Loranger Elementary School have?
Loranger Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Loranger Elementary School?
Loranger Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 11% Hispanic, 31% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Loranger Elementary School public or private?
Loranger Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tangipahoa Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.